Which monarch was buried in a square coffin?


Which monarch was buried in a square coffin? Towards the end of her life, Anne suffered from gout and she could hardly walk. On her death in 1714 her body had swollen so large that she was buried in an almost square coffin.


What disease did Queen Elizabeth have?

A future biography of Her Majesty authored by a close friend of Prince Philip stated that the Queen had bone marrow cancer, with bone pain being the most prevalent symptom.